Lutheran Church Year
Dates of "Pfingstmontag" (Whit Monday, 2^nd Day of Pentecost)

Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 42-48; Gospel: John 3: 16-21

Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for Pentecost Festival

Dates in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

All dates are in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD.
Abbreviations of German weekdays: Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag.

1685-06-11 Mo
1686-06-03 Mo
1687-05-19 Mo
1688-06-07 Mo
1689-05-30 Mo
1690-05-15 Mo
1691-06-04 Mo
1692-05-26 Mo
1693-05-11 Mo
1694-05-31 Mo
1695-05-23 Mo
1696-06-11 Mo
1697-05-27 Mo
1698-05-19 Mo
1699-06-08 Mo
1700-05-31 Mo
1701-05-16 Mo
1702-06-05 Mo
1703-05-28 Mo
1704-05-12 Mo
1705-06-01 Mo
1706-05-24 Mo
1707-06-13 Mo
1708-05-28 Mo
1709-05-20 Mo
1710-06-09 Mo
1711-05-25 Mo
1712-05-16 Mo
1713-06-05 Mo
1714-05-21 Mo
1715-06-10 Mo
1716-06-01 Mo
1717-05-17 Mo
1718-06-06 Mo
1719-05-29 Mo
1720-05-20 Mo
1721-06-02 Mo
1722-05-25 Mo
1723-05-17 Mo
1724-05-29 Mo - Cantata BWV 173 Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut (1^st performance, Leipzig) (?)
1725-05-21 Mo - Cantata BWV 68 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1726-06-10 Mo
1727-06-02 Mo
1728-05-17 Mo
1729-06-06 Mo - Cantata BWV 174 Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1730-05-29 Mo
1731-05-14 Mo - Cantata BWV 173 Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut (2^nd performance, Leipzig)
1732-06-02 Mo
1733-05-25 Mo
1734-06-14 Mo
1735-05-30 Mo
1736-05-21 Mo
1737-06-10 Mo
1738-05-26 Mo
1739-05-18 Mo
1740-06-06 Mo
1741-05-22 Mo
1742-05-14 Mo
1743-06-03 Mo
1744-05-18 Mo
1745-06-07 Mo
1746-05-30 Mo
1747-05-22 Mo
1748-06-03 Mo
1749-05-26 Mo
1750-05-18 Mo

Vocal works with no definite date

(1735-1740) - Cantata BWV 68 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt (2^nd performance, Leipzig)

Sundays and Holidays in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

Prepared by Dr. Georg Fischer (April 2007), Aryeh Oron (March 2010)
Contributed by Dr. Georg Fischer (March 2010)
Please direct any questions or comments to: Dr. Georg Fischer